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Tuvalu vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tuvalu has a population of 9.65K (ranked 196/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Tuvalu's land area is 11.6 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 194th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Tuvalu Vatican
Population
9493
949
Population rank 196/197 197/197
GDP
$62.3M
2023
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 196/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$6,345
2023
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 109/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,151
2023
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$2.84M
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
3.26%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$289.4
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 179/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,174
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
11.6 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
833 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
n/a
Median age
25.3 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Tuvalu and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Tuvalu vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tuvalu

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Tuvalu Vatican
1950 40 65.9
1951 40.8 65.3
1952 41.7 65.7
1953 42.5 66.3
1954 43.4 67.5
1955 44.2 67.8
1956 45 67.3
1957 45.8 67.5
1958 46.7 68.7
1959 47.5 69.2
1960 48.3 69.2
1961 49 69.8
1962 49.8 69.2
1963 50.6 69.3
1964 51.3 70.3
1965 52.1 70.1
1966 52.8 70.9
1967 53.5 70.9
1968 54.1 70.7
1969 54.7 70.7
1970 55.3 71.5
1971 56 71.7
1972 54.7 72
1973 57.2 71.9
1974 57.7 72.7
1975 58.3 72.6
1976 58.8 72.9
1977 59.2 73.3
1978 59.6 73.7
1979 59.9 74
1980 60.2 74.1
1981 60.5 74.3
1982 60.7 74.8
1983 60.9 74.7
1984 61.1 75.1
1985 61.1 75.5
1986 61.2 75.7
1987 61.3 76.2
1988 61.4 76.4
1989 61.5 76.8
1990 61.6 76.9
1991 61.8 76.9
1992 60.3 77.3
1993 62.1 77
1994 62.3 77.7
1995 62.5 77.8
1996 62.7 78.5
1997 62.9 78.2
1998 63.2 78.3
1999 63.3 78.7
2000 63.5 79.3
2001 63.7 79.9
2002 63.8 80
2003 63.9 79.8
2004 64 80.2
2005 64.1 80.6
2006 64.2 81.2
2007 64.4 81.3
2008 64.5 81.4
2009 64.7 81.3
2010 64.8 81.5
2011 65 81.7
2012 65.1 82
2013 65.2 82.5
2014 65.3 82.6
2015 65.4 82.5
2016 65.5 82.9
2017 65.7 82.7
2018 65.9 83.3
2019 66.1 83.6
2020 66.4 83
2021 65.8 82.9
2022 66.9 83.3
2023 67.1 83
2024 67.3 83.1
2025 67.4 83.3

Tuvalu and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Tuvalu

Vatican
Year Population
Tuvalu Vatican
1960 5,598 -
1961 5,648 -
1962 5,699 -
1963 5,751 -
1964 5,752 -
1965 5,715 -
1966 5,686 -
1967 5,652 -
1968 5,624 -
1969 5,631 -
1970 5,663 -
1971 5,685 -
1972 5,692 -
1973 5,681 -
1974 5,822 -
1975 6,117 -
1976 6,404 -
1977 6,686 -
1978 6,957 -
1979 7,184 -
1980 7,366 -
1981 7,526 -
1982 7,664 -
1983 7,789 -
1984 7,902 -
1985 8,046 -
1986 8,217 -
1987 8,371 -
1988 8,518 -
1989 8,662 -
1990 8,798 -
1991 8,928 -
1992 9,038 -
1993 9,126 -
1994 9,207 -
1995 9,280 -
1996 9,342 -
1997 9,400 -
1998 9,451 -
1999 9,496 -
2000 9,544 880
2001 9,586 890
2002 9,623 900
2003 9,695 911
2004 9,816 921
2005 9,940 921
2006 10,056 932
2007 10,182 821
2008 10,321 824
2009 10,461 826
2010 10,614 829
2011 10,780 832
2012 10,934 836
2013 11,001 839
2014 10,984 842
2015 10,963 1,000
2016 10,930 -
2017 10,869 1,000
2018 10,751 -
2019 10,581 1,000
2020 10,399 -
2021 10,194 -
2022 9,992 -
2023 9,816 -
2024 9,646 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tuvalu Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$86M
2023
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
101.4%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
12.8%
2023
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
7.32%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
7.02%
2015
n/a
Economic freedom index
60
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2010
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2010
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
3,599
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
43.4%
2013
n/a

Energy

Tuvalu Vatican
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
5.2%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
15.8%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Tuvalu Vatican
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-280
2024
n/a
Urban population
66.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
44.7
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2019
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.2
2025
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
130
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
70%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
74.3%
2023
n/a

Health

Tuvalu Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.1%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.26
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
23.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
170
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
65.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
97
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Tuvalu Vatican
% of world land
0.00002%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,201 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
6.95 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3.86 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
4.97 mi
2011
5.59 mi
2003

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